Blog Topic: Highlights

Explore the most-read JSTOR ebooks and editor picks across disciplines, from art and history to sociology and political science. With 168K+ titles available through JSTOR’s Demand-Driven Acquisition model, discover timely, interdisciplinary scholarship to support teaching and research.

This year’s American Library Association (ALA) Conference in Philadelphia offered an opportunity to share how JSTOR is addressing two interconnected needs: helping researchers navigate trusted content more intuitively, and helping libraries manage, preserve, and activate distinctive collections at scale.

JSTOR Access in Prison is transforming access to education for incarcerated learners. Discover the story behind its 18-year journey and growing impact—from an insider’s perspective.

How do we hope to meet the challenges of the future? This blog post details some of the inroads we’re making in charting the path ahead, including through digital collection stewardship, faculty engagement, open scholarship initiatives, and editorial excellence.

Did you know JSTOR is just one of several platforms offered by its parent nonprofit, ITHAKA? Discover the decades-long journey of a company committed to open access, digital scholarship, and community-driven innovation.

At ACRL 2025, JSTOR marked its 30th anniversary while unveiling JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—built to support libraries in managing and preserving digital collections using AI-assisted metadata creation and community-driven collaboration.

In 1995, JSTOR launched with a mission that felt radical at the time: digitize scholarly journals and make them accessible online to researchers and educators everywhere.

When we think about art historical research and teaching, individual artworks often take center stage. But what about the curated exhibitions that shape how we experience and interpret them? Beyond Utility: Rethinking the Value of Exhibition Photos in Art Historical Research and Curation—a session at the 2025 College Art Association (CAA) conference—explored the evolving role of exhibition photography.

How can artificial intelligence enhance humanities research and teaching while preserving the discipline’s rich traditions and interpretive depth? This question guided a dynamic session at the 2025 Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference—a gathering of thousands of educators, students, and scholars passionate about language, literature, and culture.

Examples and case studies that show how Artstor on JSTOR can be used to enhance the teaching and learning of medicine and medical history.